| ![Show Contents]() Gandee History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
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 England Early Origins of the Gandee familyThe surname Gandee was first found in Suffolk where they held a family seat as Lords of the Manor. The family name was first referenced in the year 1327, when John Gameday held estates in the county. The name was originally Gandow. Alternatively, the name could have been Norman in origin and in this case, the name was from Candé, near Blois. "Nicholas Candie occurs in Normandy, 1195" according to the Magni Rotuli Scaccarii Normanniae. 1 Early History of the Gandee familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Gandee research. Another 75 words (5 lines of text) covering the years 1379, 1455, 1487, 1619, 1661, 1689, 1714 and 1729 are included under the topic Early Gandee History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Gandee Spelling VariationsSpelling variations in names were a common occurrence before English spelling was standardized a few hundred years ago. In the Middle Ages, even the literate spelled their names differently as the English language incorporated elements of French, Latin, and other European languages. Many variations of the name Gandee have been found, including Gandy, Gandey, Gameday, Candy, Candey, Ganty, Canty and many more. Early Notables of the Gandee familyDistinguished members of the family include James Gandy (1619-1689), one of the earliest native English portrait-painter from Exeter.He is stated to have been a pupil of Vandyck, and to have acquired to some degree the style of that master. "He has even been supposed to have assisted Vandyck by painting the drapery in his pictures. In 1661 he was taken to Ireland by his patron, the Duke of Ormonde, and remained there until his death in 1689." 2William Gandy (d. 1729), was a portrait-painter, son of James Gandy [q. v.], probably born in Ireland. "He was for some years an...
Another 100 words (7 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Gandee Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Migration of the Gandee familyFamilies began migrating abroad in enormous numbers because of the political and religious discontent in England. Often faced with persecution and starvation in England, the possibilities of the New World attracted many English people. Although the ocean trips took many lives, those who did get to North America were instrumental in building the necessary groundwork for what would become for new powerful nations. Some of the first immigrants to cross the Atlantic and come to North America bore the name Gandee, or a variant listed above: Absolon Gandy, who arrived in Virginia in 1663; William Cantey, who settled in South Carolina in 1670-1672; George Gandy, who settled in Maryland in 1676.
| Contemporary Notables of the name Gandee (post 1700) | + |
- Sherwin Kenneth "Sonny" Gandee (1929-2013), American football linebacker and defensive lineman who played for the Dallas Texans (1952) and the Detroit Lions (1952–1956)
- John Stephen Gandee (1909-1994), British diplomat, High Commissioner to Botswana (1966-1969)
- The Norman People and Their Existing Descendants in the British Dominions and the United States Of America. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing, 1975. Print. (ISBN 0-8063-0636-X)
- Smith, George (ed), Dictionary of National Biography. London: Smith, Elder & Co., 1885-1900. Print
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